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December Update on Works in Progress

I have been remiss at posting a current update on my works-in-progress. Due to other work responsibilities, I’ve fallen far behind even while being rather busy. Here is a quick update on my current series:

WAYS OF CAMELOT series- I have struggled throughout the year with the third book of what was supposed to be a trilogy, but I finally realized that this series required another book, now titled CAMELOT OF THE ROADS, to come before ROAD OF CLOUDS. Book 3 is about 90% complete and should be ready for publication with Reader Hill Publishing in early 2016. I plan to finish Book 4, the final one, next year as well.

CIRIAN WAR SAGA series- I have been anxious to get back to this world. Book 2, TRUTH MOCKER, is about a third of the way done and will be released in 2016. I hope to complete Book 3 in 2016 as well, but that might not happen due to the size of these epic fantasies.

I hope to get a huge jump forward in my writing progress in the next few weeks. January’s update will hopefully show a lot more headway. That is it for now. I wish everyone a joyous Christmas and a great New Year.

 

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Road of Clouds cover reveal

Howdy everyone,

I have been rather silent these last few months as I’ve fought with Book 3 of the Ways of Camelot series. This has been a hard book for me to write, mainly due to lots of interruptions.  I am close to finishing Road of Clouds and it should be ready for sale by the end of this summer.

The book’s cover has been finalized, so I thought I would giver everyone a peek at it. So here you go:

Road of Clouds cover

 

Yes, that is the character Adele on the cover. I thought she had earned her own by now.

One positive from all the false starts on this novel: I have lots of extra material that I plan to use to create a few short stories set in the same world. So, soon after I release Road of Clouds, I will probably get out 2-3 short stories as well. I can’t promise any definite release dates on these short stories, but hopefully it will happen within the next few months too.

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Summer Challenge: week seven

This summer, I have challenged myself to a rigorous writing schedule. To help stay accountable, I will be publishing my daily numbers here.

DAY 1, Week 7 (Monday July 21st)

Fiction word count: 354

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 2 chapters edited/ re-wrote 3 chapters of ROAD OF WATERS

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: Updated Reader Hill website: refreshed look and expanded site. Also updated Loyal Guide website with a refreshed look and page header.

DAY 2, Week 7 (Tuesday July 22nd)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: finished 2 full edits of ROAD OF WATERS/ plus 2 chapters formatted for another project

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 3, Week 7 ( Wednesday July 23rd)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 4, Week 7 ( Thursday July 24th)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 5, Week 7 ( Friday July 25th)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 6, Week 7 ( Saturday July 26th)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

Week 7 Totals

Fiction word count: pending

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: pending

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

 

Summer Totals

Week 1: 12,811

Week 2: 12,825

Week 3: 6,805

Week 4: 6,508

Week 5: 4,153 new words / 4 chapters edited

Week 6:  3,961 new words/ 11 chapters edited/ 3 chapters formatted

Week 7: pending

GRAND TOTAL FOR SUMMER: 47,063 new words/ 15 chapters edited/ 3 chapters formatted/  1 website updated

 

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Summer Challenge: week six

This summer, I have challenged myself to a rigorous writing schedule. To help stay accountable, I will be publishing my daily numbers here.

DAY 1, Week 6 (Monday July 14th)

Fiction word count: 2,187

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 2 chapters edited

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 2, Week 6 (Tuesday July 15th)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 1 chapter edited

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: Updated Public Author website

DAY 3, Week 6 ( Wednesday July 16th)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 2 chapters edited

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: Completed Public Author website updates

DAY 4, Week 6 ( Thursday July 17th)

Fiction word count: 1,531

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed:  3 chapters edited

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 5, Week 6 ( Friday July 18th)

Fiction word count: 243

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 2 chapters edited/ 3 chapters formatted for another project

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 6, Week 6 ( Saturday July 19th)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

Week 6 Totals

Fiction word count: 3,961

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 11 chapters edited/ 3 chapters formatted

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

 

Summer Totals

Week 1: 12,811

Week 2: 12,825

Week 3: 6,805

Week 4: 6,508

Week 5: 4,153 new words / 4 chapters edited

Week 6:  3,961 new words/ 11 chapters edited/ 3 chapters formatted

GRAND TOTAL FOR SUMMER: 47,063 new words/ 15 chapters edited/ 3 chapters formatted/  1 website updated

 

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Summer Challenge: week five

This summer, I have challenged myself to a rigorous writing schedule. To help stay accountable, I will be publishing my daily numbers here.

DAY 1, Week 5 (Monday July 7th)

Fiction word count: 1,814

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 2, Week 5 (Tuesday July 8th)

Fiction word count: 1,036 (Road of Waters novel completed today)

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 3, Week 5 ( Wednesday July 9th)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 4, Week 5 ( Thursday July 10th)

Fiction word count: 0

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 1 chapter edited

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 5, Week 5 ( Friday July 11th)

Fiction word count: 520

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 6, Week 5 ( Saturday July 12th)

Fiction word count: 783

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 3 chapters edited

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

Week 4 Totals

Fiction word count: 4,153

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 4 chapters edited

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

 

Summer Totals

Week 1: 12,811

Week 2: 12,825

Week 3: 6,805

Week 4: 6,508

Week 5: 4,153 new words / 4 chapters edited

GRAND TOTAL FOR SUMMER: 43,1023 new words/ 4 chapters edited

 

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Summer Challenge: week four

This summer, I have challenged myself to a rigorous writing schedule. To help stay accountable, I will be publishing my daily numbers here.

DAY 1, Week 4 (Monday June 30th)

Fiction word count: 2,039

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 2, Week 4 (Tuesday July 1st)

Fiction word count: 633

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 3, Week 4 ( Wednesday July 2nd)

Fiction word count: 664

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 4, Week 4 ( Thursday July 3rd)

Fiction word count: 684

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 5, Week 4 ( Friday July 4th)

Fiction word count: 1734

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 6, Week 4 ( Saturday July 5th)

Fiction word count: 754

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

Week 4 Totals

Fiction word count: 6508

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

 

Summer Totals

Fiction word count: 38,949

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

 

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Summer Challenge: week three

This summer, I have challenged myself to a rigorous writing schedule. To help stay accountable, I will be publishing my daily numbers here.

DAY 1, Week 3 (Monday June 23rd)

Fiction word count: 648

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 2, Week 3 (Tuesday June 24th)

Fiction word count: 2,145

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 3, Week 3 ( Wednesday June 25th)

Fiction word count: 345

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 2 Listings placed for a July book special

DAY 4, Week 3 ( Thursday June 26th)

Fiction word count: 2,015

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 5, Week 3 ( Friday June 27th)

Fiction word count: 1,652

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

Week 3 Totals

Fiction word count: 6,805

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

 

Summer Totals

Fiction word count: 32,441

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

 

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Summer Challenge: week two

This summer, I have challenged myself to a rigorous writing schedule. To help stay accountable, I will be publishing my daily numbers here.

DAY 1, Week 2 (Monday June 16th)

Fiction word count: 2,828

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 2, Week 2 (Tuesday June 17th)

Fiction word count: 2,078

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 3, Week 2 (Wednesday June 18th)

Fiction word count: 3,006

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 4, Week 2 (Thursday June 19th)

Fiction word count: 2,018

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 5, Week 2 (Friday June 20th)

Fiction word count: 2,047

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 6, Week 2 (Saturday June 21st)

Fiction word count: 848

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

WEEK 2 TOTALS

Fiction word count: 12,825

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

 

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Summer Challenge: week one

This summer, I have challenged myself to a rigorous writing schedule. To help stay accountable, I will be publishing my daily numbers here.

DAY 1 (Monday June 9th)

Fiction word count: 3,191

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 2 (Tuesday)

Fiction word count: 2,125

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 3 (Wednesday)

Fiction word count: 2,125

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 4 (Thursday)

Fiction word count: 2,371

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 5 (Friday)

Fiction word count: 2,383

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

DAY 6 (Saturday)

Fiction word count: 616

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

Week Totals:

Fiction word count: 12,811

Non-Fiction word count: 0

Editing work completed: 0

Publishing work completed: 0

Marketing work completed: 0

 

 

 

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Need an Author’s Website?

I know that there are some of my fellow writers/ aspiring authors who follow this blog, so I thought I would share about a new resource that has just became available: Public Author. If you need an author’s website or a personal blog, take a look at this site, for a beautiful website at a great price. (Public Author is the one responsible for the designing of EricLorenzen.com)

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PS- Want to get an even better deal? They are offering a 20% special for February if you mention the Discount Code: FEBSPECIAL14

OK, enough about the trade of writing and back to actual writing. Don’t miss the next Fantasy Friday post!

 

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